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What are polarized lenses?

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 Who uses Polarized Lenses?

Polarized lenses are a great option protecting your eyes for anyone who spends time outdoors.  Polarized lenses help reduce glare when doing high-glare activities groundwater or snow. It provides additional clarity while protecting our eyes. Your eyes need protection just like protecting your skin.    

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Progressive lenses are a good choice for significant outdoor users 






Advantages of Polarized Lenses

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  • Reduced eyestrain
  • Reduced glare and reflection
  • Clearer vision, especially in bright light 
  • increased contrast and minimal color distortion.
  • The polarized coating darkens the lens and isn't available for regular reading glasses. 
Polarized lenses provide superior glare protection, especially on water


Disadvantages of Polarized Lenses

  • Lowlight situations and flying at night
  • Looking at LCD screens
  • Flying
  • People with sensitive sight might face difficulty with how the lenses change the lighting.
  • The darkened lens makes it worse to see, if you already have trouble seeing at night. 
  • They can negatively react to certain tints on windshields, which can lead to difficulty while driving.  



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